【An Afternoon at the Brick-Built Central Library in Kita City, Tokyo】

【An Afternoon at the Brick-Built Central Library in Kita City, Tokyo】

📕Kita-ku Chuo Library
The collection features works from Japanese scholar Donald Keene.
🕰️Hours: 9 AM–5 PM
📍Address: 1 Chome-2-5 Jujodai, Kita City, Tokyo 114-0033

About the Central Library Structure
The building integrates a red brick warehouse with a new construction, featuring three floors: a general floor on the 1st floor, a children's library on the 2nd floor, and a collaborative floor on the 3rd floor.
The universal design includes step-free floors, bookshelves, desks, and restrooms at heights accessible for wheelchair users and others with mobility needs.
About the Red Brick Warehouse
The red brick warehouse (former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Jujo Garrison Building No. 275) was built in 1919 and offers insight into Kita City's modern industrial history and the architectural techniques of the time.

🥐Higurashi Bakery Kita-ku Chuo Library Branch
🕰️Hours: 10 AM–4 PM
📍Address: 1F, 1 Chome-2-5 Jujodai, Kita City, Tokyo 114-0033

Higurashi Bakery is a popular bakery also operating in Nippori and the beautiful brick-walled residential Yakumo area.
[Nippori Main Store] 2-6-7 Nishinippori, Arakawa City, Tokyo
Hours: 8 AM–5 PM, Closed Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
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